Law enforcement agencies of more than a dozen Western countries conducted a joint operation to eliminate the LockBit hacker group, the agency reported. Bloomberg.
The LockBit website posted a notice that it was under the control of law enforcement. A US FBI representative said that as a result of the operation in which law enforcement officers from 11 countries participated, 11 thousand domain names used by hackers to distribute malware were seized. The aim of the operation over the past few days was to destroy the LockBit infrastructure.
Previously reportedIt was stated that the US division of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) was subjected to a ransomware attack. According to experts, the hacker group Lockbit was behind the attack.
Since the beginning of 2023, hundreds of companies across different industries have fallen victim to ransomware hackers.
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